By the glee of the Angels who sang for joy at the birth of thy Son Jesus, We beseech thee, hear us.
By his infant Blood, that was first spilt in Circumcision, We beseech thee, hear us.
By the tender love with which thou didst cherish thy Infant Son, and suckle him at thy virgin breasts,
By the adoration of the Magi and their mystical gifts,
By thy offering of thy Son in the Temple,
By all the affections of love, joy, thankfulness, admiration, praise, &c., which thou didst feel at the sight of the many miracles of thy Son,
By all the distresses and discomforts which thou hadst, first at Bethlehem, when there was no room for thee in the inn, and afterwards when flying into Egypt,
By the most humble obedience of thy Son, with which he was subject to thee and to Joseph,
By the sorrow of thy mother’s heart, with which thou followedst thy Son on the way to his Passion,
By the sword of most bitter sorrow which passed through thy soul beneath the Cross of thy Son,
By the joy thou feltest at the resurrection of thy Son,
By the unspeakable triumph at thy Assumption of the heavenly court,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to commend and reconcile us to thy Son,
That thou mayest obtain for us a readiness of will to obey thy Son in all things,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to implore for us mercy of thy Son in our necessities and distresses,
That in every tribulation thou mayest obtain for us the wine of divine consolation,
That thou mayest vouchsafe continually to cherish and protect us as a mother her infant children,
That thou mayest vouchsafe to assist us at the hour of our death, and to crush the serpent that lies in wait for our heel,
That thou, who art our Advocate, mayest turn towards us thy merciful eyes,
That thou mayest make us to enjoy the Fruit of thy womb for ever,
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, &c.
Our Father. Hail Mary.
V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O holy Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thy enemies.
V. Grace is shed abroad on thy lips.
R. Therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
